This is Part 4 of a series called The Process of Composing an Elementary Piano Solo. Here is Part 1 on writing the lyrics and Part 2 on composing the music and Part 3 on editing the music. Besides composing […]
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Idea Share #12 was filled with fabulous ideas and encouragement! And the “Inventive New Music for Building Confidence” webinar was filled with new music and resources from Wendy Stevens, Jason Sifford, and Diane Hidy. There were fantastic questions during our
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We are so thankful for our community of ComposeCreate teachers! This community is always willing to share ideas, collaborate, and give insights. One of our wonderful ComposeCreate teachers is Valerie Alfonso, who was kind enough to share a fantastic recital
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After we released our free Notebook Covers a few years back, a teacher asked us to create a holiday version. Many ComposeCreate teachers have separate notebooks for their students’ Christmas music to avoid music getting mixed up with usual repertoire.
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When I first started teaching, I didn’t realize what a wild card the week of Halloween would be. I expected students to be energetic the week before Spring break, and especially in the weeks between our Christmas recital and winter
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We had such a fun time at the “Hello, Autumn!” webinar! We released new music (including two new Halloween series), and introduced Jason Sifford as the newest ComposeCreate composer! We decided to do something a bit different for Idea Share
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Just when you thought Holiday, Christmas, and winter music couldn’t get more interesting and beautiful….the free Holly Jolly Music for All Ages webinar comes along! You’ll hear new arrangements and original holiday and winter music at all levels from Wendy
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My younger sister was sporty – she played softball, and had all the trophies and medals in her room to prove it. On the other hand, I took piano lessons and participated festivals and recitals – and you would never
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Every August, we do a free kick-off webinar to start the school year with new music, encouragement, and time with ComposeCreate teachers around the world. But this year, we’re doing two can’t-miss webinars! These webinars are completely different from each
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A new teaching year means new 30 and 40 piece Challenge Charts and certificates! This year Wendy came up with a fun design that uses Pantone’s Color of the Year. It’s a really deep magenta color that feels bright, fresh,
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